Sunday, May 17, 2015

INNER WARD THIRD FLOOR 78 HUNGER ARTIST.

78
HUNGER ARTIST. In the center of the room is a wicker cage holding an
impossibly thin elderly man sitting in straw, dressed in a white
loincloth, and holding a small glass of water. This is Damianus
Triskelion, the hunger artist.

When
the adventurers enter, he will ask if they have come to see him
perform. He will also ask the adventurers if they can spare any
water and talk to them about the “old days” when people used to
come from miles around to watch him sit in a cage and refrain from
eating. He has not seen anyone for a long time and will wonder where
everyone has gone. Damianus is inoffensive but talkative, and he
will try to engage the adventurers for as long as he can before they
eventually bore of him. If asked if he would like to leave, he will
say “Why, no, don't you know I'm going for the record?” If asked
how long the record is to abstain from eating he will say it is ten
years and sixteen days. So far he is on seven years, six months, and
four days. He will ask if the adventurers can come back in two and a
half years to see him break the record.